St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-08
OUR PARKS.
A Little Tilt Ovei'the Police Cues
tion---Y esterday's Work.

TONY esterday's Work.
The park commissioners meeting yes
terday afternoon was a lengthy one. c.
McC. Reeve and y. S. Hammond APP
piled for the privilege of erecting re-
freShment booths, maintaining boats,
etc, ut Lake Harriet. The matter was
referred to the committee on improve
mcntS, with the power to let the priv
ilege to the highest bidder. c. f. BaX
ter appeared before the board and asked
that an observatory should be eStab-
liShed at Prospect park. and the matter
was referred to the committee. Com
missioner Boardman reported concern
ing the projected Powder Horn park,
showing a diagram of the proposed I'M
proyements. He did not think it
advisable to designate land at
present, and no action was taken.
On motion of Commissioner Board
man, the matter of the Lake Park boule-
ward was continued with the committee
Oh designations. President Loring re-
ported an offer of $1,000 each for lots 2
and 3, block II, and the attorney of the
board was instructed to make the trans
fer. He also moved that the Superin-
tehdent Of parks he instructed to i'm
prove a triangular piece of ground at
Grant street, Sixth aveEat. ' That part
of Franklin avenue between the lines
of the boulevard at the head Lake of
the Isles was abandoned. The lots
owned 10y the commission were referred
to the committee on designation and the
east side commissioners. PlatS OF the
parks were ordered. made for filing
with the register of deeds.
President LOring again brought the
al of IN n "a nf 10 a
ever built in Minneapolis and its location
at Riverside park. and the matter was
referred to himself and the vice preSi
dent.
THE POLICE QUESTION.
Mayor AmeS, as chairman of the Spe-
cial committee OH police protection, rec
commended the appointment of a super
intendent of police, three mounted and
nine foot patrolmen. Commissioner
Boardman wanted inquiry made of the
proper authorities, meaning the police
commission, if the city could not furnish
police protection. This could make a
saving of $4,000 to $4,000.
Mayor AmeS reported: 'TWenty-five
policemen have been discharged by
the police commission and the dead
lock threatens to prevent the ap-
pointment of any more. Now
the money all comes out of the city'S
pocket. What's the difference? The
park commission has the power to en-
ploy these men, and the police commits
sion has not.
Commissioner Sutherland-With all
due respect to the deadlock, it does
make a difference to the people of about
$4,000 whether we establish separate
police force with colonies and briga-
dierS, or whether we have few police
hired, or whether we get them from the
city, as heretofore.
President Loring-It would be folly to
employ this force in the winter.
Mayor Ames-It would not be any
more foolish than to keep a superintend-
ent OF parks through the winter.
Commissioner Bassett asked the
mayor to allow the matter to 60 over
one week. He thought that the city
mounted force could furnish the neces-
sary protection.
Mayor AmeS-We have now just
about one-half the mounted police
necessary to cover the new territory an
neXed to the city.
President Loring made plea for
economy. Commissioner ClementSon
wanted police protection and the "cruel
barb-wire fences" taken down. Com
missioner Murch said that the law pro-
vides especially for park police. He
cited the Chicago parks as an example OF
what should be done in this direction.
Commissioner Boardman'S motion to
defer action on the report of the COM
mittee was lost by vote of to 6. in
the debate upon the motion TO adopt the
report Mayor AmeS again urged the ne
ceSSity of adequate police protection,
not for property so much as for the peO-
pie. He wanted the women and chill
dren to go into parks safe from the in
suits of trampS and loaferS.
Commissioner Boardman wanted TO
know what objection the mayor had to
the police commission being asked to
make details for police protection, and
the mayor said because the commission
could not and would not give the men.
Commissioner Wilson gave it as his
opinion that the law did not require
the park commission to establish police
force, as had been stated. Commissioner
Sutherland intimated that partisan poll
tics was creeping into the board. Com
missioner Bassett made another appeal
for economy, and Mayor AmeS in reply
said that the force recommended would
cost to November $685., instead of $15,-
900 as had been claimed. Commissioner
Baldwin Brown moved to amend that
the force be discharged Nov. l. Com
missioner Bassett finally moved post
ponement of the entire matter for one
week, and this carried.
The budget of bills was passed, and a
number of resolutions were adopted iR
regard to the keeping of accounts, crea-
ton of committee Oh supplies, ETC.,
appointing committee to name the
park in the Ninth ward, requiring the
finance committee to report a detailed
statement of the finances of the board.
An offer of donation of several deer
from DR.. Dunsmoor and r. Il. Langdon
was received, and referred to the preSi-
dent and superintendent.